"magician Kenny Starkiss and obsessed guitar teacher in the ""Holiday"" episode of Sean Lock's ""Fifteen Storeys High"". He later appeared with Lock again as a guest on his show ""TV Heaven, Telly Hell"". He has also appeared twice on ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"". Bailey also hosted his own show ""Comic's Choice"", which aired in 2011. Bailey also presented ""Wild Thing I Love You"" which began on Channel 4 on 15 October 2006. The series concentrates on the protection of Britain's wild animals, and has included re-homing badgers, owls and water voles. Bailey appeared in the second series of the"
"Harry Hill (TV series) Harry Hill, later titled The All-New Harry Hill Show and also referred to as The Harry Hill Show, was a British stand-up comedy sketch show, starring comedian Harry Hill, that ran for four series from 1997 to 2003, on both Channel 4 and ITV. The original Channel 4 series of ""Harry Hill"" was commissioned on the back of the success of ""Fruit Fancies"", a series of six short comedy films written and performed by Hill, which were broadcast on BBC Two, and a sell-out theatre tour in 1996 which was given excellent reviews by critics and"
"to a review of the commissioning process. The term ""TV Hell"" has since been adopted in media culture to describe television programmes which are not very good. The clips were linked by Angus Deayton, playing the part of the Devil, and Paul Merton, playing a shellsuited couch potato who had been condemned to experience the worst of British Television for all eternity following his death, caused by a television falling onto his head from an upstairs window in the programme's opening sketch. The comic sequences with Deayton and Merton were used to link several short documentaries, comprising, for example, ""Disastermind"""
"should never negotiate with terrorists"", ""Television is dumbing down"" and ""We are on the brink of an environmental catastrophe"". The pilot and first series had four guests on each episode, but this has since been reduced to three. In the fifth series, Baddiel handed over the host's chair to Coren, although he appeared on the first show as a guest, where he made jokes referring to his previous time in the chair. Heresy (radio series) Heresy is a comedy talk show on BBC Radio 4, created and originally hosted by David Baddiel, now hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell. In the"
"a rendition of Jessie J's ""Price Tag"". The spoof documentary aired on 23 August 2012, alongside repeats of episodes from the first and third series of the show. Harry Hill (TV series) Harry Hill, later titled The All-New Harry Hill Show and also referred to as The Harry Hill Show, was a British stand-up comedy sketch show, starring comedian Harry Hill, that ran for four series from 1997 to 2003, on both Channel 4 and ITV. The original Channel 4 series of ""Harry Hill"" was commissioned on the back of the success of ""Fruit Fancies"", a series of six short"
"TV Hell TV Hell was a BBC2 theme night broadcast on 31 August 1992, showing a whole evening of archive television clips widely regarded by critics and the public alike as among the worst ever produced in Britain. It followed an unrelated series of archive theme nights called ""TV Heaven"", shown on Channel 4 earlier in 1992. ""TV Hell"" was defined as programmes and broadcasts where the conception of the production was misguided, even though it made use of established television cast and crew. Many of the resulting catastrophes caused promising careers to be curtailed, or in some cases led"
"Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! Aaagh! It's the Mr Hell Show is a British-Canadian animated comedy television show that aired on BBC Two from 28 October 2001 to 18 February 2002. The show was created by David Freedman and Alan Gilbey after the greeting card line about a painfully honest demon created by cartoonist Hugh MacLeod. The basic format was a series of sketches linked by the eponymous Mr. Hell, a Satan-esque host voiced by comedian Bob Monkhouse - the last series before his death in 2003. Notable characters in the series include Josh, voiced by Jeff ""Swampy"" Marsh,"
"Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. Before television, radio was one of the main ways to enjoy comedy, The Goon Show and Hancock's Half Hour being among the most popular early shows. On television there are comedy talk shows where comedians make fun of current news or popular topics. Such comedians include Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Graham Norton, Daniel Tosh, Chris Hardwick, Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman, and Chelsea Handler. There are sketch comedies, such as [[Kids In The Hall and [[Monty Python]] who created their sketch comedy show ""[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]"" (a [[BBC]] show that influenced ""[[Saturday Night"
"the lowest of the five terrestrial channels. New Hero of Comedy New Hero of Comedy, also known as New Heroes of Comedy when covering more than one person, is a three-part documentary series on Channel 4, featuring the rise of famous comedians of recent times. The series started on 22 February 2008. The first episode covers the career of Ricky Gervais, the second Matt Lucas and David Walliams, and the last Sacha Baron Cohen. The series received complaints before it was broadcast, with some people complaining that the people featured in the episodes are not ""Heroes"". The first two episodes"
"This would inevitably involve a double entendre about either Una Stubbs, or more often, Lionel Blair for example: A particularly memorable example occurred in the programme broadcast from the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, on 27 May 2002. On this occasion, the guest panellist was Sandi Toksvig. Humph concluded his introduction to the round as follows: This caused Toksvig to corpse, and the game was held up for almost a minute while peals of laughter echoed from the audience in response to Sandi's hysterical laughing that had rendered her completely helpless. This is possibly the only time that Radio 4 has broadcast"
"Sticky Moments Sticky Moments was a British satirical television game show that was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1989 and 1990. It was hosted by the comedian Julian Clary. The series was devised and written by Clary with the fellow comedian and writer Paul Merton, and was produced by Clary's production company Wonderdog Productions (named after his beloved pet whippet, ""Fanny the Wonderdog"", who also regularly appeared on the show). Clary was accompanied by two co-hosts, his ""steadfastly heterosexual"" pianist, Russell Churney, who provided musical accompaniment and a foil for Clary's teasing, and announcer/scorekeeper/assistant ""Hugh Jelly"" (played by actor Philip"
"4 broadcasts consists of host Clive Anderson along with two guests and the two regular contestants, Stephen Fry and John Sessions. Clive Anderson stayed on as host when the show moved to television, with John Sessions resuming his role as the only regular in the first series. He subsequently became a rotating regular in the second and third series. However he appears only twice in the third series, these being his final appearances. Stephen Fry appears only occasionally on the television series. Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie first appear in the second and third series respectively; they each gradually increase"
"each day). The show, very much tongue-in-cheek, claimed that the ""Radio Four Roadshow"" was ""just like the Radio One roadshow. Except indoors, in the middle of winter, and with everyone sitting in rows"". The programme featured contemporary Radio One jingles, but with the sung word ""one"" in the original jingle replaced by a Radio Four continuity announcer speaking the word ""four"". Radio Four Roadshow The Radio Four Roadshow was a 1980s UK radio comedy series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The programme's comedian presenters, who included Tony Hawks, would visit a different town or city in the UK in each"
"Hamilton was unveiled at Eldonian Village Hall in 2004. On 10 April 2007 a profile of Jackie Hamilton entitled ""Standing up for Liverpool"" was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Les Dennis and produced by Tony Staveacre, it explored the life and career of the much-loved joker, using rare tapes of the man himself in interview and performance and the reminiscences of Ricky Tomlinson, Lennie Chesworth and Mickey Finn. Jackie Hamilton Jackie Hamilton (born Johnny Kearns, 1937 – died 12 August 2003) was a stand-up comedian, nicknamed the ""Pele of Comedy"". His problems with alcohol, idiosyncratic delivery and strong"
"TV, followed by L!VE TV, before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV as its Los Angeles correspondent. Bradbury also worked as a co-host on Top Gear during the 1990s. Bradbury and co-host Arkin Salih hosted the BBC's ""Are We Being Served?"", which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006. The show later received strong criticism from comedian Lee Mack when he named it as 'the most evil programme ever made' during his appearance on ""TV Heaven, Telly Hell"". From 2008 to 2011, Bradbury presented four"
"Khorsandi. The 2016 Comedy Gala aired on Channel 4 on 29 May and featured Aisling Bea, Alan Carr, Alex Brooker, Kevin Bridges, Nathan Caton, Hal Cruttenden, Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett, John Thomson, Josh Widdicombe, Kerry Godliman, Lee Nelson, Michael McIntyre, Russell Kane, Sean Lock, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Tom Allen, Warwick Davis and musician Jake Bugg. Channel 4's Comedy Gala Channel 4's Comedy Gala is an annual British comedy benefit show organised by Channel 4 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The gig is filmed live at the O2 Arena in London, and then broadcast later by Channel"
"on Friday 7 June 2013 on Channel 4 as a two-hour show. Performing at the gala were Alan Carr, Miranda Hart, Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre, Russell Brand, Adam Hills, Warwick Davis, Jason Byrne, Jo Brand, Jonathan Ross, Josh Widdicombe, Jon Richardson, Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Nina Conti, Rhod Gilbert, Paul Chowdhry, Paddy McGuinness, Seann Walsh, Tom Stade, with taped videos from Noel Fielding, Keith Lemon, Terry Mynott and Jack Whitehall. The ""Comedy Gala 2014"" was filmed on 16 May 2014 at the O2 Arena. It aired on 5 June 2014 on Channel 4 as a 2-hour and 40 minute show."
"drama, along with his achievements in international charity work. Articles Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer, and television presenter, known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief, and presenting various television programmes, including the comedy ""Chef!"" and ""The Magicians"" for BBC One. He is currently the Chancellor of Birmingham City University. Lenny Henry was born at Burton Road Hospital in Dudley, on 29 August 1958, the son of Jamaican immigrants to Great Britain. One of seven children, he was the first to be born in the United Kingdom. He"
"Mark Dolan Mark Dolan (born 17 March 1974) is an English comedian, writer, and television presenter. Dolan was born in Camden, London. He attended the University of Edinburgh and performed in the acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe The Improverts. Dolan is well known as the host of Channel 4 show ""Balls of Steel"", which he presented from 2005 until the shows end in 2008. He is also the presenter of Channel 4 Radio’s satirical show ""The Weekly Show"", which is now in its second series, and the TV documentary series ""The World's (Something) And Me"", where he meets ""the world's most"
"Benny Hill Alfred Hawthorne ""Benny"" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television programme ""The Benny Hill Show"", an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque, and ""double entendre"" in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with him at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British culture for nearly four decades. His show proved to be one of the great success stories of television comedy and was among the most-watched programmes in the UK; the audience peaked at more than 21 million in"
"2009. ""Peep Show"" has aired nine series, making it the longest-running sitcom in Channel 4 history. After the success of ""Peep Show"" Mitchell and Webb returned to sketch comedy with their BBC Radio 4 sketch show ""That Mitchell and Webb Sound"", which ran for four series. The show was adapted for television and became ""That Mitchell and Webb Look"", producer Gareth Edwards described it as ""the shortest pitch (he had) ever written"". Towards the end of 2006 the pair made their first tour, with a show called ""The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb"". The tour was criticised as just"
"The Show (UK TV series) The Show is a British television show, produced by London Weekend Television's factual programmes department for Channel 4, which ran for a single series in 1997. Starring comedian Bob Mills, the series comprised six 40 minute episodes and was transmitted on Saturday nights. The executive producer was Jeff Pope and the series producer was Stewart Morris. The format was unique to British television, with each episode effectively containing edited segments of ""The Bob Mills Show"" which took the form of a conventional chat show, with Mills interviewing celebrity guests and one or two musical performances."
"BBC Radio 4, both as a guest in comedy panel shows, as well as in his own shows. Will Smith (comedian) William James Smith (born 8 June 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, screenwriter, novelist, actor and producer. As co-writer and co-producer of the HBO sitcom ""Veep"", he was among the recipients of two Emmys and two Writers Guild of America Awards, and has received nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy. Though born in Winchester, Hampshire, Smith grew up in Jersey and was educated there at Victoria College. His"
"Peep Show (TV series) Peep Show is an English television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. It was written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb, among others. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2003 until 2015. In 2010, it became the longest-running comedy in Channel 4 history in terms of years on air. ""Peep Show"" follows the lives of Mark Corrigan (Mitchell) and Jeremy ""Jez"" Usborne (Webb), two very different, dysfunctional friends who share a flat in South Croydon, London. Mark is a socially awkward and despondent loan manager with a"
"Little Armadillos Little Armadillos is an alternative comedy sketch show in sitcom format that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 1984. Set in a nightclub (The Seal Club) run by the psychotic brothers Wayne and Donny Armadillo, the show ran for seven 30-minute episodes from 13 September to 25 October 1984 and has never been repeated or released on video or DVD. Written by Pete Richens and Colin Gibson, it starred Steve Steen and Jim Sweeney as Wayne and Donny respectively, and co-starred Daniel Peacock, Helen Lederer, Phil Nice, Steve Frost and Mark Arden, among other members"
"to some Channel 4 publicity before the show, although he did not ultimately feature. Christine Bleakley was said by ""The Sun"" to be performing stand-up. Having appeared in her regular role as presenter of ""The One Show"" broadcast live from 7pm, she ultimately took part in the show accompanying Fonejacker as a host, although she did not ultimately perform any stand-up. The majority of the show was live stand-up, although it also included some musical performances and in-character performances. Stand-up acts, sketches and other pre-recorded parts were broadcast in the Channel 4 show in the following order (minus hosts): ad-break"
"Under the Moon Under the Moon was an offbeat, late-night 1990s sports show on the United Kingdom's Channel 4. The show was originally hosted by Danny Kelly and comedian Tim Clark. The pair lasted for 10 episodes before Tim left to be replaced by another comedian, Tom Binns. Binns was axed from the show after he offered to ""give Michael Owen one up the arse"" after he scored an impressive goal in the 1998 World Cup. He was replaced by Lisa Rogers but the show was cancelled later that year. The show consisted of sports guests, live phone calls from"
"led by British comedian Tony Hawks reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart with Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime), a style parody of The Beastie Boys. It contains the lines, ""'Cause rappin', it's my bread and butter/But it's hard to rap when you're born with a stutter"". Though a stutterer might seem to be an unlikely radio star, Howard Stern hired a mild stutterer sight unseen (""He stutters? Hire him."") to conduct celebrity interviews. Known on the Stern show as Stuttering John, John Melendez worked for Stern for 15 years before taking a position as the announcer on"
"his spare room. ""Sean's Show: The Complete First Series"" was released on DVD in October 2007. Sean's Show Sean's Show is a British television situation comedy, first broadcast on Channel 4 between 15 April 1992 and 29 December 1993. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware that he is living in a sitcom. The show's style drew heavily on ""It's Garry Shandling's Show"" (1986–90). It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom. In common with a number of British shows of its era, humour often came"
"and studio warm up man. The Show (UK TV series) The Show is a British television show, produced by London Weekend Television's factual programmes department for Channel 4, which ran for a single series in 1997. Starring comedian Bob Mills, the series comprised six 40 minute episodes and was transmitted on Saturday nights. The executive producer was Jeff Pope and the series producer was Stewart Morris. The format was unique to British television, with each episode effectively containing edited segments of ""The Bob Mills Show"" which took the form of a conventional chat show, with Mills interviewing celebrity guests and"
"House of Rock House of Rock is a satirical animation that aired on the UK's Channel 4 from 2000 to 2002. It revolved around the afterlives of some of the world's most famous dead rock stars, including Freddie Mercury, John Denver, The Notorious B.I.G., Kurt Cobain and Marc Bolan. Bolan was replaced in the second series by John Lennon. Forced to share a house in limbo, they try to cope with isolation, clashing personalities and relentless boredom. The show aired as part of Channel 4's late-night 4 Music. Often, segments of the episode would appear as links between videos, reminiscent"
"Bottom (TV series) Bottom is a British TV sitcom created by Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall that originally aired on BBC2 from 17 September 1991 to 10 April 1995 across three series. The show stars Edmondson and Mayall as Edward Elizabeth ""Eddie"" Hitler and Richard ""Richie"" Richard, two flatmates who live in Hammersmith, West London. The show is noted for its chaotic, nihilistic humour and violent comedy slapstick. ""Bottom"" also spawned five stage-show tours between 1993 and 2003, and a feature film, ""Guest House Paradiso"" (1999). Plans for a spin-off series titled ""Hooligan's Island"" featuring various ""Bottom"" characters were cancelled"
"The Now Show The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. The show used to feature regular appearances by Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin (earlier series had Emma Kennedy, or occasionally Sue Perkins, for the female voices), a monologue by Marcus Brigstocke, and music by Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans or Adam Kay, but now features a much wider range of contributors. Most episodes will feature a special guest. Past guests include Robin Ince, Rory"